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Yes, that’s the same Rickenbacker 4001S bass that he used during the Beatle days. It originally had a Fireglo finish, then, probably influenced by certain substances, some additional paint was added. The finish was stripped down to bare wood sometime between Pepper and the Let It Be sessions (a portion of the bass can be seen in the Let It Be film). John and George both stripped down their Epiphone Casinos around the same time. Some additional filing and/or sanding work was done to the “horns” of the bass sometime during the 1970-72 time period. About 1975, the bass had some minor work done at the Rickenbacker factory.

Anyway, all this stuff is to my best recollection and my memory isn’t what it used to be.